shipmate
a person who serves with another on the same vessel.
Origin of shipmate
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How to use shipmate in a sentence
As in all probability we shall be shipmates for a voyage or two, I trust that we shall be good friends.
Newton Forster | Captain Frederick MarryatBut his shipmates were swept far beyond the sounds of his voice, before half these words were uttered.
The Pilot | J. Fenimore CooperAnd the rescuing of our shipmates, and the marines, would read like a thing of military discretion—ha!
The Pilot | J. Fenimore CooperAt length, one evening when Pompey was sitting with his shipmates in the loft, voices were heard below.
The Missing Ship | W. H. G. KingstonThe Firefly was hove to, a boat was lowered and rowed towards Barney, whose strong voice guided his shipmates towards him.
Martin Rattler | R.M. Ballantyne
British Dictionary definitions for shipmate
/ (ˈʃɪpˌmeɪt) /
a sailor who serves on the same ship as another
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